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Dr. Sonia Angell, Director of California Department of Public Health, at a press conference in the state capitol following the first COVID-19 death in California on March 4, 2020. Angell has just announced that she is resigning from her post. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

CA Director of Public Health resigns

by Emily Hoeven August 10, 2020August 10, 2020

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Three California crises spawn a fourth

by Dan Walters July 16, 2020July 22, 2020

Stan Forbes, who helped draw California's political districts after the 2010 census as part of the state's citizen redistricting commission, in his Sacramento bookstore, Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California models how to banish gerrymandering — and why that’s so hard

by Elizabeth Castillo October 2, 2019October 3, 2019

A citizens' commission will redraw political district maps in California —designed to be an antidote to partisan gerrymandering. Image by iStock

With whites and men still dominating the pool, can California create a diverse redistricting panel?

by Elizabeth Castillo August 21, 2019August 22, 2019

California holds itself up as a model to other states seeking ways to take the politics out of redrawing district maps.

California stretches applicant deadline to draw political districts—pool’s too white, too male

by Ben Christopher August 5, 2019August 6, 2019

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer, who unleashed a national ad blitz calling for the impeachment of President Trump, was a featured speaker at the California Democratic Party's convention. Photo by Chris Stone, courtesy of TimesOfSanDiego.com

Tom Steyer wants to fix American politics by making it Californian

by Ben Christopher July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

GOP’s future, gerrymandering’s power, prisoners’ healthcare

by Dan Morain February 22, 2019

Preparing to draw lines for Election 2022

by Dan Morain February 21, 2019June 23, 2020